I love meeting friends through friends. especially when the original friend is a beloved contributer on Bliss and her friend is a talented designer that has renovated historical, yet forgotten cottages locally. About a year ago Jennifer introduced me to her friend Sarah Phipps. We were at an outdoor concert, I had had a couple glasses of wine (shhhh…) [...]

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2016-08-23T18:27:04+00:00 August 23rd, 2016|As Seen In|Comments Off on Bliss Blog – Sarah Phipps and Her Cottages

Designer Sarah Phipps saw potential as soon as she walked into the door of this 1940s Oregon kitchen — despite the shag carpeting, horrifying heater and peeling paperboard walls. "I always see what it looks like in the end," she says. Phipps ripped out the old materials for a clean slate and used authentic vintage [...]

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2016-08-23T18:24:11+00:00 August 23rd, 2016|As Seen In|Comments Off on Houzz – Kitchen of the Week: A Cottage-Chic Kitchen on a Budget

Name: Sarah Location: Bend, OR Square Feet: 107 Division: Own What makes your small kitchen so cool: I salvaged the wood when I tore down the old cedar fence around the property; the nails had made water marks that ran down the wood and created different color gradations. I bought accessories thrifting; the thermos, mid [...]

Every day, Airbnb hosts across the US are practicing the ultimate form of hospitality: opening their homes to travelers from all over the world. Whether it’s a tour of their city, a home-cooked meal, or even just a bottle of wine in the fridge, hospitality is at the core of the Airbnb experience they [...]

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2016-08-23T18:14:42+00:00 August 23rd, 2016|As Seen In|Comments Off on Airbnb’s Hospitality Index: America’s Most Hospitable Cities